Nah, it looks like a piece of rolled up paper fiber that's stuck in between the tines. Happens when the paper is too wet.   Well, this reminds me of another scenario. I too do this if my nib catches some loose fibers of the page, reverse the nib and try to write so that the nib can free...

I've grown tired of these claims.   Hearing a difference can be just a difference in hearing.   Hearing a difference can be your state of mind, your mood at that moment.   Hearing a difference can be a neuron 'misfiring'...maybe an indication of some other bigger issue to be faced in the...

  Looks like he's drawing something.   And I can understand using the nib turned upside down gives thinner lines....I do that myself sometimes for pens with bold nibs.   This is the only explanation I can think of.

  Where is this from?   Although I've had people manhandle my pen, a FP only works one way...

As much as I agree with the sentiment and the content of this thread, using the word 'science' as a verb is cringeworthy in my opinion. It sounds like we've started to place 'science' at the altar now, and I for one don't see this going down very well....

Coming back here after a while. Glad to see the thread is going strong!

  Hmm... my knowledge is limited in this respect, but I believe phase measurements are reflective of the Inductance properties of the coil. As much as the coil works with an outside voltage source, its own emf will oppose this change. So yeah, in some cases, more power may be needed because...

The Pelikan Stresemann is here! Collecting it tomorrow.

Ars, Slashdot, and now here. The 10k cable.    Works or not, it's been getting some large amounts of publicity. I bet everyone in the world will know about this company now.   This is what I love about the media. Super stardom lies in being a deviant, better or worse.

  Thanks for the clarification! This would mean a near zero output impedance amp would work, portable or not.

Most listeners tend to underestimate the root cause behind 'listening to loud music'.   Our listening has evolved to be relative to the surrounding environment, and the environment today for most outdoor listeners is to put it mildly, less than ideal. Once our ears get used to the higher...

  It's fine if you could understand the first explanation...that's the jist of it, the rest is just putting 'measurements' in their proper context so that we can predict and calculate things without having to rely on feel. That goes for most science btw. Things are not as hard as they seem.  ...

Haven't purchased pens in a while, but I did manage to find the JHerbin 1670 Stormy Grey.   Sometimes I feel I have enough pens to last me a lifetime...some are reserved for special occasions, others are going through a rotation, slowly.

  Steve, as far as I know, filing an application for a patent does not require any physical demonstration or proof that the device actually works. Further, the phrasing of the document, as done by patent lawyers, renders the patent barely comprehensible. Also, when saying getting a patent is...

J. Herbin Stormy Grey: http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php/topic/273379-jherbin-1670-stormy-grey-photos/   want...